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Hackers Have Started a Netflix Pilfering Campaign

February 13, 2016 By Troy G. Bennett

"Hackers Have Started a Netflix Pilfering Campaign "

A pilfered account can be sold on the black market for 25 cents.

BEACON TRANSCRIPT – According to a recent report posted by Symantec, many hackers have turned their attentions towards the popular movie and chill site. The hackers have started a Netflix pilfering campaign, stealing your online credentials and selling them on the black market for a measly price.

Symantec, one of the big league players out there in terms of online security, has recently made public a new report concerning the latest cases involving account thefts. According to this report, it would seem that more and more hackers have turned their attention towards Netflix. Realizing that the flick site can be a fruitful business venture, the anonymous groups have started a major pilfering and malware campaign.

And it’s no wonder that the site managed to get their attention if we take into account the fact that a single user has to pay 8 bucks a month for a subscription. Moreover, where there’s one account, there’s bound to be more, a fact backed up by the family-friendly subscription fees. And it is not like everyone is using a different device for a different account. Usually, a device may hold multiple accounts, a fact that can entice the wannabe cyber burglar.

According to the same report posted by Symantec, the hackers don’t do this just for the fun of it. There’s actually an underground black market centered on Netflix, and it would seem that a hacker can sell all the stolen credentials for 25 cents per account.

So, what are Symantec’s recommendations in this matter? First of all, the online security company urges all users to download the platform and all updates from an authorized website (Netflix, Google Play or Apple’s Online Store).

Second, be on the lookout for suspicious pop-ups or emails telling you to update your account’s info or that you have a problem with the subscription. Another security company has observed that hackers have more subtle methods as well. For example, a message may pop-up on your screen telling you that you need to log in again into Netflix. Others would ask to input your username and password, but urge you not to change them on the account that the platform might become unstable.

And last, but not least, the account generator technique. The hackers can use account generator tools, probably based on stolen subscriptions, in order to solicit money from shady underground dealers.

Symantec cautions Netflix users that hackers have started a Netflix pilfering campaign, and that their personal info might be at risk. Moreover, the security company has discovered that while accessing your info, an attacker is able to install the Infostealer. Banload Trojan, which downloads  info related to credit card number or bank accounts.

Phiti credits:www.wikipedia.org

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: hackers, malware, Netflix, pilfering campaign, stolen credentials, underground black market

Samsung Rolls Out Ad Blocking Feature

February 2, 2016 By Jennifer Licata

"Samsung Rolls Out Ad Blocking Feature "

The tech giant announced that Samsung browser will not support an ad blocking feature.

BEACON TRANSCRIPT – In an age filled with annoying pop-ups and surfing on the internet becomes and excruciating experience, the need for top-notch ad blocker is becoming direr. Apple understood the consequence of too many ads popping up the same page and along with its iOS 9 introduced an ad blocking support. Even Samsung rolls out ad blocking feature for their newest handsets.

Threading closely in the footsteps of tech giant Apple, which introduced ad blocking support for handsets running iOS 9.0, Samsung launched its own version of the software. According to Samsung, the ad blocking software package was developed by a South Korean tech company, and it will be compatible with the latest versions of the Samsung Browser.

So, if you are thinking of sprucing up you browser a bit, then you can’t use Samsung’s ad blocker outside its dedicated Internet browser. This also can be construed as a clever move from Samsung to catch up with other internet browsers which feature ad blocking support such as Google Chrome and Safari for iOS.

Despite the fact that the Samsung browser scored over 10 million downloads in Google Play, not counting the handset which came out of the box with a pre-installed browser, the little tyke still has some fighting to do in order to dethrone the king of all internet browsers.

According to a survey posted by Net Application, Chrome still remains the top choice when it comes to fast and reliable mobile internet browsers.

After the tech giant made the grand announcement, many developers have begun to design ad blockers which are compatible with Samsung’s own browser. If we take a closer gander in Samsung store, we can clearly see that the most popular ad blocker out there are Adblock Fast and Crystal, both of them being retrofitted to accommodate the Samsung browser’s newest version.

The tech giant mentioned that Android users running Lollypop or higher versions of the OS can now use the ad block feature with their Samsung browser.

So, Samsung rolls out ad blocking feature, and everybody out there is fearing that someday these kind of software will take away their livelihood. Well, it is true that such a software is unable to discriminate between the good ads and the bad ads. But, there is a little option out there which is called “exceptions”. By clicking on it, you could teach the software to not block the ads from a certain site.

The Crystal ad blocker is capable of blocking ads, malware and tracking technology while the Adblock Fast has several blocking filters and it is also compatible with other browsers such as Safari, Chrome and Opera.

Users have confirmed that by using an ad block feature, the browsing speed increases by 50 percent.

Photo credits:www.youtube.com

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: ad block, ad blocking, ads, Apple, Crystal Adblock Fast, iOS, malware, pop ups, samsung, Samsung browser

Skype Latest Version Hides User’s IP

January 22, 2016 By Helen Bradford

"Skype Latest Version Hides User’s IP"

Skype latest update hides the user’s IP by default.

BEACON TRANSCRIPT- In order to sort out the latest security issues, Microsoft has decided to release a new update for Skype. Thus, Skype latest version hides user’s IP, making him invisible to other users.

Microsoft’s decision of hiding the user’s IP comes after several Skype users have complained about being blackmailed or harassed online by unknown users who got hold of their IPs. The newest version of Skype blocks the user’s IP by default, thus solving a lot of privacy concern.

The Skype team released a statement in which they explained a couple of things regarding Microsoft’s decision of blocking the user’s IP. According to their statement, the new version of Skype and also the forthcoming version of the popular chat platform will have this option set by default.

The Skype team believes that nipping the problem from the bud will solve some of the problems regarding the breaches of privacy.

But, in order to understand Microsoft’s decision, one must look beyond the fact. What prompted Microsoft’s decision in the first place? What do these people use in order to discover our identity?

According to several reports on the internet, a person who is interested in finding out another person’s IP and subsequently its Skype nickname must download a little tool called an IP resolver.

How do these nifty tools work? Well, in order for someone to get a hold of your IP he must obtain an IP resolver. Using this program, he needs only to copy+paste your Skype username into a box. The software will automatically start searching for you online and then displays your IP on the same page. Other IP seeking tools can be employed in this situation, such as WHOIS.

Bear in mind, that a person can only find out your IP through Skype if you are running older versions of the platform. Moreover, he must be online to perform this maneuver.

IPs obtained this way can help users to download your personal information and even to pinpoint your location anywhere in the world. Even now there are a lot of users who complained about breaches of privacy. Most of them said that they’ve been harassed several times by unknown persons and some of them even reported cases of blackmailing.

What do you have to do in order to protect your identity? It’s pretty easy actually. Head on over to Skype’s official website and download the latest version of Skype. And be sure to this procedure for all devices you have. Moreover, you should also be thinking about buying a good antivirus, one that has malware protection.

Photo credits:www.gingersnap.me

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: blackmailing, block IP, harassment, IP, Ip blocker, IP resolver, malware, Microsoft, new update, Skype

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